With Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles each hitting a pair of homers, the Yankees powered past the A's, 6-2, as Catfish Hunter got credit for his sixth straight victory. Chambliss put the Yankees in front, 2-0, in the first inning with a homer after a single by Thurman Munson. Nettles followed with a round-tripper. Chambliss hit a solo shot in the sixth and Nettles another bases-empty clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

A's 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Yankees 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 x - 6 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Rivers cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .260 Alston lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Carty dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Chambliss 1b 4 2 2 3 0 1 .289 Page rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .289 Nettles 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .267 Robinson c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .321 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Spencer dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .227 Duncan 3b,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Stanley 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Picciolo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 3 Totals 31 6 8 6 1 7 Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 40,628 Left on Base: A's 3, Yankees 3 DP: A's 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: Carty (21) Triples: Page (7) Home Runs: Carty (23), Chambliss 2 (9), Nettles 2 (23) Caught Stealing: Alston (9), Edwards (18) Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (6) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(6-10) 5.1 6 5 5 0 4 3 22 3.07 Heaverlo 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 11 3.23 Totals 8 8 6 6 1 7 4 33 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(9-4) 7 5 2 2 1 0 1 25 3.87 Gossage SV(18) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 2.04 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 32 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone flied out to right; Alston grounded out (second to first); Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Munson singled to left; Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss homered [Munson scored]; Nettles homered; Piniella struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty homered; Page tripled to center; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Page scored]; Guerrero flied out to left; Duncan flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 2ND: Spencer struck out; Dent made an out to catcher; Stanley lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); Alston walked; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers made an out to second; Munson struck out; Jackson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to right; Carty made an out to second; Page popped to left; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Duncan flied out to center; Edwards singled to center; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mike Edwards and Joe Wllis ejected by 2B umpire Nick Bremigan; Wallis left the bench to argue; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 2B); Spencer singled to right; Dent flied out to center; Stanley singled to right [Spencer to third]; Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spencer scored]; Munson made an out to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Alston flied out to right; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss homered; HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Nettles walked; Piniella singled to center [Nettles to second]; Spencer flied out to center; Dent lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page made an out to second; Robinson singled to right; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Stanley struck out; Rivers struck out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Duncan grounded out (second to first); GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss struck out; Nettles homered; Piniella flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 6. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alston grounded out (second to first); Revering struck out; Carty doubled to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 6.

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